Posts Tagged ‘italian’
Thanksgiving Menu with a Mediterranean Twist
This year I wanted to change things up a little when it came to the traditional Thanksgiving feast. I was becoming bored with the long-established menu that is served every year like clockwork. I wanted to try something new. I sought a menu that was out of the ordinary and had the potential to become a future family tradition on [...]
Chicken Marsala
I love Chicken Marsala. Who could say no to a dish that has generous amounts of butter, heavy cream and wine as ingredients? Not to mention the chicken and the mushrooms! The chicken breast lightly sauteed and topped with a sauce made from shallots, mushrooms, fresh sage, butter, heavy cream and Marsala wine. I know that this may sound like [...]
Casônsèi della Val Camonica
Casônsèi, also know as casoncelli, is an interesting stuffed pasta dish, similar to a ravioli, tortelloni or agnolotti. Casônsèi della Val Camonica has its origins in the Camonica Valley in Lombardy. Some say casônsèi means little caskets, and others say it means house pasta. Either way, it is a great dish. Casônsèi is a sheet pasta [...]
Radicchio Salad with Oranges and Olives
Radicchio Salad with Oranges and Olives is a light and refreshing first course salad that prepares your palette for the next course. The mixture of chicory family greens provides a pleasant variation on traditional salad. The orange and sherry dressing is light and does not overpower the greens. I pulled this recipe from the January 2008 issue [...]
Brasato al Barolo
I always find beef roasts good, but never and juicy and tender as pork roasts. I think I need to change my assessment on beef versus pork roasts. Brasato al Barolo is juicy, tender and downright intoxicating. Brasato means braised in Italian. This is essentially beef braised in red wine. The better the wine, the better the taste. This is [...]
Chicken Piccata with Capers
This is my go to recipe when I want something good, low calorie and quick. Chicken Piccata with Capers is one of my favorite recipes. I can make this recipe start to finish in under a half hour. When served, it is beautiful on the plate but disappears quickly. This dish combines the juicy flavor of chicken breast with a tangy lemon caper [...]
Chicken Saltimbocca
Chicken Saltimbocca is a dish that I fell in love with the first time I had it a restaurant. I have had Saltimbocca made with chicken and also veal. Each is equally delicious. Saltimbocca in Italian means “jumps in the mouth.” This chicken literally jumped in my mouth and I ate it. The chicken had a little help from my [...]
Soppressata Pizza
I have never been a real fan of grilling pizzas. I have a gas oven and I prefer using the pizza stone. However with the Soppressata Pizza, grilling the pizza makes the dish. Soppressata is an Italian dry-cured salami native to Tuscany. This is one of my favorite salamis. I usually include soppressata for an antipasti platter when [...]
Roast Chicken Stuffed with Fennel and Garlic
If you like fennel and roast chicken, this is the dish for you. I cannot say enough good things about this Italian dish from Tuscany. The chicken was juicy and the herbs and spices combined with the fennel made this recipe hard to beat. Fennel, for those not in the know, is a very aromatic herb and a beautiful perennial flower. The plant [...]
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